Tim Malloy, Assistant Director, Quinnipiac University Poll (203) 645-8043 Rubenstein Associates, Inc. Public Relations Contact: Pat Smith (212) 843-8026 FOR RELEASE: APRIL 23, 2015 RUBIO FIRST IN GOP PACK, RUNS BEST AGAINST CLINTON, QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY NATIONAL POLL FINDS; CLINTON ON TOP, BUT MOST VOTERS SAY SHE S NOT HONEST U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida wins the support of 15 percent of Republican primary voters and runs best against Democrat Hillary Clinton, according to a Quinnipiac University National poll released today. The former secretary of state tops the Democratic field with 60 percent and leads top Republican contenders, except Sen. Rubio, in head-to-head matchups, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-ack) University Poll finds. The Republican primary field shows Rubio with 15 percent, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush with 13 percent and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker with 11 percent. No other candidate tops 9 percent and 14 percent remain undecided. Bush tops the no way list as 17 percent of Republican voters say they would definitely not support him. New Jersey Gov. Christopher Christie is next with 16 percent who give him a definite thumbs down, with 10 percent for U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky. Clinton owns the Democratic nod with 60 percent, followed by Vice President Joseph Biden with 10 percent and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont with 8 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O Malley has 3 percent and 14 percent are undecided. Clinton and Biden each get 7 percent on the no way list. The youngest member of the GOP presidential posse moves to the front of the pack to challenge Hillary Clinton whose position in her own party appears rock solid, said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. This is the kind of survey that shoots adrenalin into a campaign. Marco Rubio gets strong enough numbers and favorability ratings to look like a legit threat to Hillary Clinton. -more-
Quinnipiac University Poll/April 23, 2015 page 2 In a general election matchup, Clinton gets 45 percent of American voters to 43 percent for Rubio. She leads other top Republicans: 45 40 percent over Christie; 46 42 percent over Paul; 47 42 percent over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee; 46 39 percent over Bush; 46 41 percent over Walker; 48 41 percent over U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. American voters say 54 38 percent that Clinton is not honest and trustworthy, a lower score than top Republicans. Voters say 62 34 percent that she has strong leadership qualities, besting Republican men by margins of 10 percentage points or higher. Voters are divided 47 47 percent on whether she cares about their needs and problems. Paul cares, voters say 43 35 percent, the best score on this point among Republicans. Voters approve 50 45 percent of the job Clinton did as Secretary of State. They support 53 43 percent a Congressional investigation into her e-mail use, but say 51 44 percent that such an investigation would be politically motivated rather than justified. American voters give Clinton a split 46 47 percent favorability rating. Rubio s favorability score is 35 25 percent. Other Republicans get negative or divided scores: 29 42 percent for Christie; 33 33 percent for Paul; 33 33 percent of Huckabee; 30 43 percent for Bush; 24 21 percent for Walker, with 54 percent who don t know enough about him to form an opinion; 25 30 percent for Cruz. Yes she is a leader, but can she be trusted? Mixed reviews for Hillary Clinton on key character traits, Malloy said. From April 16 21, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,353 registered voters nationwide with a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell phones. The survey includes 567 Republicans with a margin of error of +/- 4.1 percentage points and 569 Democrats with a margin of error of +/- 4.1 percentage points The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, Colorado and the nation as a public service and for research. For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, call (203) 582-5201, or follow us on Twitter @QuinnipiacPoll. 2
3. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, and Scott Walker, for whom would you vote? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS... Wht POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Tea BrnAgn CONSERVATIVE Mod/ Tot Party Evang Very Smwht Lib Men Wom Bush 13% 4% 12% 8% 12% 20% 11% 15% Carson 3 3 3 6 3 2 3 3 Christie 7 5 3 2 6 15 8 7 Cruz 9 14 10 13 9 4 11 6 Fiorina 1 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 Graham 2-2 - 4 1 1 3 Huckabee 7 7 11 9 6 5 6 7 Jindal 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 Kasich 2-2 3 1 2 2 2 Paul 8 7 9 9 9 4 9 6 Perry 3 4 5 5 3-1 4 Rubio 15 16 15 16 13 15 14 16 Santorum 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 Walker 11 17 7 16 11 8 15 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - - 2 - - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - - 2-2 1 1 DK/NA 14 17 16 9 16 16 10 17 TREND: (If Republican or Republican Leaner) If the Republican primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, Lindsey Graham, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Rick Perry, Marco Rubio, Rick Santorum, and Scott Walker, for whom would you vote? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS... Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Oct 02 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 Bush 13 16 11 10 11 11 11 Carson 3 7 8 na na na na Christie 7 8 8 10 12 17 13 Cruz 9 6 5 8 9 13 10 Fiorina 1 na na na na na na Graham 2 1 na na na na na Huckabee 7 8 5 10 na na na Jindal 1 2 2 1 3 3 3 Kasich 2 1 2 2 2 2 na Paul 8 6 6 11 13 14 17 Perry 3 1 2 3 na na na Rubio 15 5 2 6 8 7 12 Santorum 2 2 1 2 na na na Walker 11 18 5 8 6 5 4 McDonnell na na na na na na na Portman na na - na na na na Romney na na 19 na na na na Ryan na na 5 8 13 9 10 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 1 - - 2 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 DK/NA 14 17 16 20 22 17 19 3
3A. RECALCULATED MATCHUP Q3 ASKING BUSH VOTERS: Who is your second choice? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS... MATCHUP Q3 WITHOUT BUSH... Wht POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Tea BrnAgn CONSERVATIVE Mod/ Tot Party Evang Very Smwht Lib Men Wom Carson 4% 3% 3% 6% 3% 2% 3% 4% Christie 8 5 4 3 7 16 8 8 Cruz 9 14 10 13 9 5 11 7 Fiorina 2 2 3 1 2 2 2 1 Graham 2 1 3 1 4 2 1 4 Huckabee 8 7 12 9 7 8 7 9 Jindal 2 3 3 3 2 2 3 2 Kasich 2-2 3 2 2 2 2 Paul 8 8 10 9 9 7 10 7 Perry 3 4 5 5 4 1 3 4 Rubio 18 17 17 19 15 20 18 19 Santorum 3 4 3 2 4 4 4 2 Walker 12 17 8 16 11 9 15 8 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - - 2 - - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 - - 2-2 1 1 DK/NA 15 17 16 10 18 17 11 19 TREND: Who is your second choice? Carson 4 8 Christie 8 10 Cruz 9 6 Fiorina 2 na Graham 2 1 Huckabee 8 9 Jindal 2 3 Kasich 2 1 Paul 8 6 Perry 3 1 Rubio 18 8 Santorum 3 2 Walker 12 20 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 1 2 DK/NA 15 20 REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS MATCHUP WITHOUT BUSH Apr 23 Mar 05 2015 2015 4
3B. RECALCULATED MATCHUP Q3 ASKING WALKER VOTERS: Who is your second choice? REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS... MATCHUP Q3 WITHOUT WALKER... Wht POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Tea BrnAgn CONSERVATIVE Mod/ Tot Party Evang Very Smwht Lib Men Wom Bush 13% 4% 12% 8% 12% 20% 12% 15% Carson 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 Christie 8 5 3 3 7 16 8 7 Cruz 10 18 11 16 10 4 13 7 Fiorina 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 1 Graham 2-2 - 4 1 1 3 Huckabee 7 7 11 9 6 5 6 7 Jindal 1 4 2 2 2 1 2 1 Kasich 3 3 3 4 3 3 4 3 Paul 8 9 9 9 10 5 10 7 Perry 3 5 5 6 3-2 5 Rubio 20 22 18 24 18 17 21 19 Santorum 2 2 1 1 2 3 3 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 - - - 2 - - 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 - - 3-2 1 2 DK/NA 14 17 16 9 17 17 10 18 TREND: Who is your second choice? Bush 13 18 Carson 4 10 Christie 8 9 Cruz 10 8 Fiorina 2 na Graham 2 1 Huckabee 7 9 Jindal 1 4 Kasich 3 2 Paul 8 8 Perry 3 2 Rubio 20 7 Santorum 2 2 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 2 2 DK/NA 14 18 REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS MATCHUP WITHOUT WALKER Apr 23 Mar 05 2015 2015 5
3C. (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Are there any of these candidates you would definitely not support for the Republican nomination for president: Bush, Carson, Christie, Cruz, Fiorina, Graham, Huckabee, Jindal, Kasich, Paul, Perry, Rubio, Santorum, or Walker? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed) REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS... Wht POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Tea BrnAgn CONSERVATIVE Mod/ Tot Party Evang Very Smwht Lib Men Wom Bush 17% 30% 13% 22% 15% 11% 21% 12% Carson 5 4 3 2 7 4 5 4 Christie 16 27 15 20 18 10 22 10 Cruz 8 8 5 4 9 11 9 7 Fiorina 4 6 4 2 6 4 5 3 Graham 9 16 8 13 5 7 13 5 Huckabee 6 9 4 5 6 6 8 3 Jindal 3 2 2 3 2 4 5 2 Kasich 4 6 3 4 4 3 4 4 Paul 10 7 10 12 10 9 8 12 Perry 5 5 3 3 4 8 6 4 Rubio 4 5 3 2 4 5 5 3 Santorum 5 5 3 3 4 8 5 6 Walker 3 5 2 1 3 5 4 3 No/No one 38 30 39 35 38 42 36 41 DK/NA 18 17 23 16 21 17 13 23 TREND: (If Republican or Republican Leaner) Are there any of these candidates you would definitely not support for the Republican nomination for president: Bush, Carson, Christie, Cruz, Fiorina, Graham, Huckabee, Jindal, Kasich, Paul, Perry, Rubio, Santorum, or Walker? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed) Bush 17 16 Carson 5 2 Christie 16 16 Cruz 8 6 Fiorina 4 na Graham 9 6 Huckabee 6 6 Jindal 3 3 Kasich 4 2 Paul 10 9 Perry 5 6 Rubio 4 3 Santorum 5 4 Walker 3 2 No/No one 38 36 DK/NA 18 19 REPUBLICANS/REPUBLICAN LEANERS Apr 23 Mar 05 2015 2015 6
4. (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) If the Democratic primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders and Jim Webb, for whom would you vote? DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS... POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY LIBERAL... Mod/ Tot Very Smwht Cons Men Wom Biden 10% 12% 7% 12% 13% 9% Chafee - - - 1-1 Clinton 60 61 66 54 55 62 O'Malley 3 4 3 3 3 3 Sanders 8 15 6 6 12 5 Webb 1-2 2 2 1 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - - - 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 4 3 4 3 DK/NA 14 6 13 18 11 16 TREND: (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) If the Democratic primary for President were being held today, and the candidates were Joe Biden, Lincoln Chafee, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley, Bernie Sanders, and Jim Webb, for whom would you vote? DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS... Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Oct 02 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 Biden 10 10 9 9 8 8 11 Chafee - na na na na na na Clinton 60 56 57 58 65 66 61 O'Malley 3-1 1 1 - - Sanders 8 4 4 na na na na Webb 1 1 1 na na na na Cuomo na na na 4 3 3 2 Schweitzer na na na 1 1 1 na Dean na na na na 2 1 na Patrick na na na na na na na Warner na na na na na na 1 Warren na 14 13 11 7 7 7 SMONE ELSE(VOL) - 1 1 1 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 1 1 1-1 2 DK/NA 14 14 14 15 13 12 15 4A. RECALCULATED MATCHUP Q4 ASKING CLINTON VOTERS: Who is your second choice? DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS... MATCHUP Q4 WITHOUT CLINTON... POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY LIBERAL... Mod/ Tot Very Smwht Cons Men Wom Biden 40% 45% 37% 39% 43% 38% Chafee 1 1-1 1 1 O'Malley 8 12 7 7 9 7 Sanders 11 22 10 8 16 8 Webb 4 1 7 3 5 3 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1-1 1 1 - WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 2 6 5 6 5 DK/NA 30 16 32 36 19 38 7
TREND: Who is your second choice? DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS MATCHUP WITHOUT CLINTON Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 May 02 2015 2015 2014 2013 Biden 40 35 34 45 Chafee 1 na na na O'Malley 8 1 2 3 Sanders 11 7 6 na Webb 4 3 2 na Cuomo na na na 15 Patrick na na na 6 Warner na na na 2 Warren na 25 25 na SMONE ELSE(VOL) 1 1 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 2 1 2 DK/NA 30 25 28 26 4B. (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) Are there any of these candidates you would definitely not support for the Democratic nomination for president: Biden, Chafee, Clinton, O'Malley, Sanders, or Webb? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed) DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS... POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY LIBERAL... Mod/ Tot Very Smwht Cons Men Wom Biden 7% 5% 3% 9% 6% 7% Chafee 5 7 5 5 5 5 Clinton 7 6 6 9 7 7 O'Malley 4 6 1 5 4 4 Sanders 4 2 6 4 5 3 Webb 3 5 1 3 3 3 No/No one 48 56 53 43 48 48 DK/NA 29 24 29 31 29 29 TREND: (If Democrat or Democratic Leaner) Are there any of these candidates you would definitely not support for the Democratic nomination for president: Biden, Chafee, Clinton, O'Malley, Sanders, or Webb? (Totals may add up to more than 100% because multiple responses were allowed) Biden 7 10 Chafee 5 na Clinton 7 5 O'Malley 4 8 Sanders 4 5 Webb 3 7 Warren na 4 No/No one 48 50 DK/NA 29 24 DEMOCRATS/DEMOCRATIC LEANERS Apr 23 Mar 05 2015 2015 8
9. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote? Clinton 45% 7% 86% 39% 40% 50% 49% 47% 43% Christie 40 82 7 44 43 38 39 38 44 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2-2 4 1 2 4 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 7 1 6 6 4 5 5 5 DK/NA 7 2 5 9 7 7 6 6 6 TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Chris Christie the Republican, for whom would you vote? (Trend information is available upon request back through Mar 2013) Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Nov 13 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 Clinton 45 46 43 47 46 41 42 Christie 40 39 42 38 38 42 43 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 3 2 3 4 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 5 5 4 6 5 3 4 DK/NA 7 7 8 7 9 9 9 10. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote? Clinton 46% 6% 88% 43% 39% 53% 51% 51% 42% Paul 42 86 5 42 50 36 40 40 47 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 1 6 3 3 4 2 4 DK/NA 6 3 6 8 6 7 4 6 6 TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Rand Paul the Republican, for whom would you vote? (Trend information is available upon request back through May 2013) Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Nov 13 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 Clinton 46 47 46 49 49 48 49 Paul 42 41 41 40 39 41 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 2 4 3 2 3 DK/NA 6 6 8 6 8 6 7 11. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mike Huckabee the Republican, for whom would you vote? Clinton 47% 8% 87% 45% 41% 53% 58% 49% 42% Huckabee 42 87 6 41 47 37 33 41 48 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1-1 3 1 1 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 1 6 4 3 4 3 3 DK/NA 6 2 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 9
TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Mike Huckabee the Republican, for whom would you vote? Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 2015 2015 2014 2014 Clinton 47 47 46 49 Huckabee 42 40 41 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 3 4 DK/NA 6 7 8 6 12. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? Clinton 46% 6% 88% 40% 38% 53% 53% 49% 41% Bush 39 84 5 41 42 37 33 35 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 2-3 5 2 2 5 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 6 1 8 8 4 7 5 5 DK/NA 6 2 5 7 7 5 5 6 6 TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Jeb Bush the Republican, for whom would you vote? Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 May 31 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 2013 Clinton 46 45 46 48 49 48 48 Bush 39 42 41 41 38 39 40 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 6 4 3 5 3 3 3 DK/NA 6 6 7 5 7 6 7 13. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote? Clinton 45% 4% 85% 43% 38% 51% 49% 47% 42% Rubio 43 92 7 41 50 37 39 40 49 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 - - 2 3 1 2 2 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 1 5 3 2 4 3 2 DK/NA 7 2 6 9 5 8 5 8 6 TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Marco Rubio the Republican, for whom would you vote? Apr 23 Mar 05 Mar 07 2015 2015 2013 Clinton 45 46 50 Rubio 43 41 34 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 3 3 DK/NA 7 7 11 10
14. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Scott Walker the Republican, for whom would you vote? Clinton 46% 7% 87% 42% 40% 51% 50% 50% 42% Walker 41 86 6 42 48 35 37 37 47 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1-2 3 1 3 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 2 1 5 3 3 5 2 2 DK/NA 8 3 7 9 6 9 4 8 8 TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Scott Walker the Republican, for whom would you vote? Apr 23 Mar 05 2015 2015 Clinton 46 48 Walker 41 39 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 2 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 DK/NA 8 8 15. If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Ted Cruz the Republican, for whom would you vote? Clinton 48% 6% 88% 47% 43% 53% 56% 49% 45% Cruz 41 87 5 38 46 36 37 38 46 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 1 1 2 2 1 2 3 1 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4-5 4 3 4 3 3 DK/NA 6 3 6 8 5 7 2 8 6 TREND: If the election for President were being held today, and the candidates were Hillary Clinton the Democrat and Ted Cruz the Republican, for whom would you vote? Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jan 21 Dec 11 Nov 13 Oct 02 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 Clinton 48 48 48 50 50 51 54 Cruz 41 38 37 35 37 36 31 SMONE ELSE(VOL) 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 WLDN'T VOTE(VOL) 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 DK/NA 6 7 9 10 7 7 9 16. Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? Favorable 46% 8% 85% 43% 38% 54% 50% 52% 41% Unfavorable 47 87 8 51 53 41 37 43 54 Hvn't hrd enough 5 4 6 3 5 4 10 3 4 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 2 2 11
TREND: Is your opinion of Hillary Clinton favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about her? FAVORABLE... High Low Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Feb 08 May 03 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 2007 Favorable 46 48 50 48 51 61 44 Unfavorable 47 45 45 43 40 34 46 Hvn't hrd enough 5 6 3 8 7 4 7 REFUSED 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 17. Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Favorable 29% 40% 21% 31% 32% 26% 27% 29% 30% Unfavorable 42 32 52 38 46 37 34 44 42 Hvn't hrd enough 28 28 26 30 21 35 38 26 27 REFUSED 1 1-1 1 2 1 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Chris Christie favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough FAVORABLE... High Low Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Jan 21 Dec 11 Oct 05 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014 2013 2011 Favorable 29 32 38 37 33 47 23 Unfavorable 42 39 33 38 30 23 17 Hvn't hrd enough 28 26 27 23 34 28 59 REFUSED 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 18. Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Favorable 33% 56% 9% 34% 42% 24% 37% 33% 32% Unfavorable 33 13 58 29 32 34 28 35 33 Hvn't hrd enough 33 30 32 36 24 41 33 30 33 REFUSED 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 3 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Rand Paul favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough FAVORABLE... High Low Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Dec 11 Nov 26 Oct 02 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2014 2013 Favorable 33 31 35 32 34 35 30 Unfavorable 33 31 26 32 31 26 33 Hvn't hrd enough 33 37 37 36 33 37 37 REFUSED 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 12
19. Is your opinion of Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Favorable 33% 68% 10% 29% 38% 29% 24% 33% 38% Unfavorable 33 13 50 35 36 31 35 34 31 Hvn't hrd enough 32 18 39 35 25 38 39 30 30 REFUSED 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Mike Huckabee favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Nov 22 Oct 31 2015 2015 2014 2014 2010 2007 Favorable 33 34 36 38 41 15 Unfavorable 33 32 29 34 25 13 Hvn't hrd enough 32 33 34 28 33 70 REFUSED 2 1 2 1 2 2 20. Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Favorable 30% 54% 15% 30% 32% 29% 26% 29% 35% Unfavorable 43 21 62 39 47 39 42 47 40 Hvn't hrd enough 25 24 21 29 20 29 31 22 23 REFUSED 2-2 1 1 2 1 2 2 TREND: Is your opinion of Jeb Bush favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Dec 11 May 31 Feb 08 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 2013 Favorable 30 34 33 32 31 29 25 Unfavorable 43 40 32 37 38 29 29 Hvn't hrd enough 25 24 33 29 30 42 45 REFUSED 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 21. Is your opinion of Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Favorable 35% 61% 12% 36% 43% 27% 29% 36% 37% Unfavorable 25 6 44 24 26 24 25 25 23 Hvn't hrd enough 40 32 43 39 30 48 44 38 39 REFUSED 1-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13
TREND: Is your opinion of Marco Rubio favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Apr 23 Mar 05 Jul 08 Dec 11 Feb 08 2015 2015 2014 2013 2013 Favorable 35 30 27 26 27 Unfavorable 25 22 25 25 15 Hvn't hrd enough 40 48 47 47 57 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 22. Is your opinion of Scott Walker favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Favorable 24% 47% 6% 24% 32% 16% 24% 21% 26% Unfavorable 21 5 37 21 24 19 15 25 21 Hvn't hrd enough 54 48 56 54 43 64 60 53 52 REFUSED 1-1 - 1 1 1 2 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Scott Walker favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Apr 23 Mar 05 Jul 08 Dec 11 2015 2015 2014 2013 Favorable 24 23 18 21 Unfavorable 21 24 17 16 Hvn't hrd enough 54 52 64 62 REFUSED 1 1-1 23. Is your opinion of Ted Cruz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough about him? Favorable 25% 51% 5% 23% 31% 19% 24% 24% 26% Unfavorable 30 8 47 35 35 27 25 35 29 Hvn't hrd enough 43 41 48 41 32 53 49 40 43 REFUSED 1 - - 1 2-1 1 1 TREND: Is your opinion of Ted Cruz favorable, unfavorable or haven't you heard enough Apr 23 Mar 05 Nov 26 Jul 08 Dec 11 Oct 02 2015 2015 2014 2014 2013 2013 Favorable 25 23 21 23 27 16 Unfavorable 30 29 29 26 27 25 Hvn't hrd enough 43 46 49 50 44 58 REFUSED 1 1 1 1 1 1 14
30. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton is honest and trustworthy or not? Yes 38% 9% 75% 30% 33% 43% 35% 42% 37% No 54 87 17 61 61 47 51 52 56 DK/NA 8 4 9 9 6 10 14 6 8 31. Would you say that - Jeb Bush is honest and trustworthy or not? Yes 43% 74% 27% 39% 43% 42% 33% 39% 52% No 40 16 55 42 42 38 50 46 30 DK/NA 17 10 18 19 14 20 18 15 18 32. Would you say that - Scott Walker is honest and trustworthy or not? Yes 33% 63% 11% 32% 41% 26% 34% 31% 35% No 28 7 45 30 30 26 37 30 23 DK/NA 39 30 44 38 29 48 29 39 43 33. Would you say that - Rand Paul is honest and trustworthy or not? Yes 44% 72% 20% 45% 53% 35% 43% 42% 46% No 30 11 51 27 28 31 35 32 25 DK/NA 27 17 30 28 19 34 22 26 29 34. Would you say that - Marco Rubio is honest and trustworthy or not? Yes 40% 67% 22% 40% 48% 33% 32% 43% 44% No 27 7 43 28 26 27 38 26 21 DK/NA 33 26 35 32 25 40 31 31 35 35. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton has strong leadership qualities or not? Yes 62% 36% 89% 60% 57% 67% 69% 67% 56% No 34 60 8 36 39 28 27 27 40 DK/NA 4 4 3 5 4 5 4 5 4 15
36. Would you say that - Jeb Bush has strong leadership qualities or not? Yes 52% 73% 39% 53% 53% 50% 46% 51% 56% No 34 15 48 32 36 32 38 35 30 DK/NA 15 12 13 16 11 18 16 13 15 37. Would you say that - Scott Walker has strong leadership qualities or not? Yes 35% 62% 15% 34% 43% 27% 38% 31% 37% No 27 8 45 26 27 26 29 30 24 DK/NA 38 30 40 40 30 46 32 39 39 38. Would you say that - Rand Paul has strong leadership qualities or not? Yes 42% 63% 18% 46% 52% 33% 47% 42% 41% No 33 18 54 28 32 34 35 34 31 DK/NA 25 19 28 26 17 33 18 24 28 39. Would you say that - Marco Rubio has strong leadership qualities or not? Yes 41% 67% 22% 40% 46% 36% 36% 44% 43% No 28 8 48 25 29 27 35 27 25 DK/NA 32 25 30 35 26 37 28 29 33 40. Would you say that - Hillary Clinton cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Yes 47% 17% 82% 41% 42% 51% 51% 51% 42% No 47 80 14 52 52 41 43 41 52 DK/NA 6 3 4 8 5 7 6 8 6 41. Would you say that - Jeb Bush cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Yes 38% 67% 22% 37% 39% 37% 31% 34% 46% No 47 22 63 47 49 44 52 53 38 DK/NA 16 11 15 16 11 20 17 13 16 16
42. Would you say that - Scott Walker cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Yes 31% 65% 9% 27% 40% 24% 33% 29% 33% No 32 8 53 35 33 32 33 36 29 DK/NA 36 27 38 37 27 45 34 35 38 43. Would you say that - Rand Paul cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Yes 43% 73% 16% 44% 51% 35% 48% 42% 42% No 35 11 61 34 31 39 34 37 33 DK/NA 22 17 23 22 18 27 19 21 25 44. Would you say that - Marco Rubio cares about the needs and problems of people like you or not? Yes 39% 70% 19% 36% 47% 32% 34% 42% 41% No 32 9 54 32 30 34 38 32 29 DK/NA 29 20 27 32 23 34 27 26 30 45. Do you approve or disapprove of the way Hillary Clinton handled her job as Secretary of State? Approve 50% 13% 86% 49% 45% 55% 53% 52% 47% Disapprove 45 82 11 46 52 38 38 42 50 DK/NA 5 5 3 5 3 7 9 6 3 46. As you may know, Hillary Clinton used a personal email address to conduct government business while working as Secretary of State. How important is this issue to your vote for President in the 2016 general election; very important, somewhat important, not so important, or not important at all? Very important 34% 59% 12% 34% 37% 31% 25% 30% 41% Somewhat important 19 22 18 19 18 20 23 18 19 Not so important 16 8 22 19 15 17 18 17 15 Not important at all 30 11 48 28 29 30 32 34 24 DK/NA 1 1 1-1 1 1 1 1 17
47. Does Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email address to conduct government business while working as Secretary of State make you more likely to vote for her for President in the 2016 general election, less likely, or doesn't it make a difference? More likely 4% 1% 8% 4% 2% 6% 5% 5% 3% Less likely 40 70 11 42 46 35 31 37 47 No difference 54 28 80 53 50 57 63 56 48 DK/NA 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 48. Do you think Clinton has given satisfactory answers on this matter, or do you think there are serious questions that remain to be answered? Satisfactory answers 33% 8% 61% 29% 31% 34% 28% 35% 32% Questions remain 59 89 29 62 63 55 58 56 62 DK/NA 8 3 10 9 6 11 13 9 6 49. Do you support or oppose a congressional investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a personal email address to conduct government business while working as Secretary of State? Support 53% 81% 25% 55% 56% 50% 61% 46% 55% Oppose 43 17 71 42 41 44 33 50 41 DK/NA 4 3 4 3 3 6 6 5 4 50. Do you believe that a Congressional investigation into this matter is justified or is politically motivated? Justified 44% 76% 19% 42% 49% 40% 46% 40% 46% Politically motivatd 51 19 78 53 47 54 47 55 48 DK/NA 5 4 3 4 4 6 6 4 5 18